Is a bishop from another jurisdiction allowed to incardinate into the Free Episcopal Church?
There is no provision in the Constitution of the FEC for the incardination of bishops. The clergy of the FEC have the right and the responsibility to elect from their own ranks those who exercise authority over them and care for them pastorally. Only under the most unusual circumstances and only with the full consent of the FEC clergy, clergy candidates, and officers of the denomination would a bishop of another jurisdiction be incardinated into the FEC as a bishop. Does the Free Episcopal Church enter into intercommunion agreements? The FEC no longer enters into intercommunion agreements. Agreements of intercommunion do nothing to enhance, validate, or legitimize the ministry of any church, and they can in some cases hinder the Holy Spirit’s direction toward change and innovation. These agreements often require those signing them to subscribe to certain doctrines, practices, and/or rules. This tends to foster an attitude of exclusivity and elitism implying that only those who sign the
